10.18.2011

Panorama Photos

Sorry I have been away for so long. I'm becoming integrated into the real world, and it turns out to be more time-consuming than my summer activities.

The panorama photographs are complete! Click here to access them.

WARNING: Links to these and all other photos will be no good around noon EDT 10/19/11 (tomorrow).

If you would like information on purchasing panoramas or any other photos of mine, please leave your email address in the comments section (hint: use "[at]" instead of "@" to avoid spam). If you know of another manner to get in touch with me, that is preferred.

Finally, it turns out I enjoyed the photographing I did this summer, and I have continued since I have been home (although I have been unable to find any mountains). I will be compiling the best photos of my summer, along with ongoing projects I create, and selling them as a side job/hobby. A crude online store (likely via Etsy.com) should be available by the end of the year, while a more professional and individual website should be ready to go within 12-18 months.

Based on the title of this blog, it seems silly for me to continue posting much longer. I still plan to provide compiled lists of the summer. But for those of you interested in following my photography, I will be creating a separate blog for such, with plans to integrate it into the website when up and running.

Happy Viewing!

10.04.2011

A Last Look at Photos

At some point in November, the links I've provided for my photos will no longer be valid. Before then, I wanted to bring all the links together for those who have not been following since the beginning.

Before I left on the trip, I received a DSLR camera as a graduation present. Keep that in mind if you go through these in order. I noticed myself getting better, I wonder if you will too. Certainly there were points where I just got lucky.

Printing These Photos
In an attempt to help you better enjoy these photos, I have not watermarked them. But I do ask you not to print any of these. Use them for desktop backgrounds if you please, but do not print them. I'd be happy to print almost any one of these photos for you, depending on the size - just let me know.

Here they are:
  1. Yellowstone National Park, Round 1
  2. Mount Rushmore
  3. Badlands National Park
  4. Glacier National Park, Round 1
  5. North Cascades National Park
  6. Mount Rainier National Park
  7. Olympic National Park
  8. Crater Lake National Park
  9. Redwood National Park
  10. Lassen Volcanic National Park
  11. Great Basin National Park (and US-50)
  12. Lake Tahoe
  13. Arches National Park, Round 1
  14. Michigan (begins Leg 2)
  15. North Dakota
  16. Montana, Round 2
  17. Wyoming, Round 2
  18. Colorado
  19. Utah, Round 2
  20. Arizona, Round 1
  21. California, Round 2
  22. Arizona, Round 2
  23. New Mexico & Texas
  24. Arkansas
  25. Mississippi, Alabama & Tennessee
  26. Kentucky
  27. Cuyahoga Valley National Park
  28. Acadia National Park
  29. Shenandoah National Park
  30. Blue Ridge Parkway & Great Smoky Mountains National Park
  31. Congaree National Park
I had no idea I had this many albums! Enjoy!

Panorama Photographs
If you've been following, I'm sure you're wondering where these are - I've promised them more than once. I'm working on putting these together in the evenings. I'm expecting to complete them (there are quite a few of these collectively) at some point next week. There will be a post dedicated to these alone.

Statistics

Here are some statistics I thought you might find interesting:
  • Miles Driven: 24,500 (7,000 in Leg 1; 17,500 in Leg 2)
  • Fuel Economy: 33.6 mpg in Leg 1; 34.5 mpg in Leg 2
  • States Visited: 48
  • National Parks Visited: 39 (does not include Wind Cave NP, which I visited two years prior)
  • Nights in the Car (by choice): 3
  • Nights in the Car (by necessity): 1
Here is a list of wildlife I spotted (at least the ones I can remember):
  • White-Tailed Deer
  • Mule Deer
  • Elk
  • Moose (3)
  • Black Bears
  • Grizzly Bears
  • Roadrunners
  • Other Birds I don't care enough about to distinguish
  • Snakes (still not sure what kind)
  • Wild Pig
  • Wild Horses
  • Buffalo
  • Pronghorn
  • Big Horn
  • Mountain Goats
  • Javelina (Google this one)
I'm sure I'm missing a handful - that's what sticks out.